St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, New York, built in the neo-Gothic style. The cathedral was built from 1858 to 1878 (with a notable interruption during the American Civil War of 1861-1865), and it was dedicated on 25 May 1879. It became the seat of the Archdiocese of New York as well as serving as a parish church, and it is a famous New York City landmark and one of the most visible symbols of Catholicism in the United States.